Hierarchical content-based image retrieval approach

Xuejian Xiong; Kap Luk Chan

doi:10.1117/12.410954

1 January 2001 Hierarchical content-based image retrieval approach

Xuejian Xiong, Kap Luk Chan

Proceedings Volume 4315, Storage and Retrieval for Media Databases 2001; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.410954
Event: Photonics West 2001 - Electronic Imaging, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

In this paper, content-based image retrieval from a hierarchically organized database (HCBIR) is proposed. Images in the database are categorized into different classes based on human perception. The characteristics of each class is represented by the prototypes extracted from images in the class by using the unsupervised optimal fuzzy clustering algorithm. Based on the proposed image-class matching distance, a modification of the Earth Mover's Distance, the relevant class of the query image can be selected. The rank of candidate images is determined in the descending order of similarity, and a class with the most number of high ranking images is then selected. The search domain is narrowed down and the retrieval efficiency is improved greatly. A comparison is done between HCBIR approach and nonhierarchical CBIR approach. It can be concluded that the HCBIR approach is believed more similar to the process of human vision, and more efficient.

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Xuejian Xiong and Kap Luk Chan "Hierarchical content-based image retrieval approach", Proc. SPIE 4315, Storage and Retrieval for Media Databases 2001, (1 January 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.410954

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